"Ukraine Rushes to Evacuate Civilians in East as Russia’s Offensive Pushes Forward; The main cities in the Ukrainian-controlled parts of the region have already turned into ghost towns, with almost all stores and businesses closed, streets emptied and only a handful of apartments in each block still inhabited." - WSJ 4.19.22 - SCW Newswatch

The Wall Street Journal reports on Russian military advances in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian efforts to evacuate civilians. Meanwhile, the United States reportedly is pushing for greater Western military support for the Ukrainians.

"Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to evacuate ... remaining civilians from the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions as Russia begins its new military offensive here and pitched battles get closer to the area’s main population centers. ... As the massing Russian forces attempt to push through Ukrainian defenses under the cover of long-range artillery and aircraft, Ukrainian officials have warned that any civilians staying behind could be trapped—as happened in February in the city of Mariupol .... The Pentagon [reportedly] has been asking allies ... to provide ammunition and other artillery to Ukraine ... amid worries that Ukraine’s fighters could reach dangerously low levels of ammunition within weeks. ..."

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